Currency containing cabinet



May 23, 1950 B. D. WILLIAMS CURRENCY CONTAINING CABINET Filed April 11, 1945 a vwa/wbcw ilAL 0. W/L L l/YMS,

Patented May 23, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a cabinet structure and more specifically pertains to a money cabinet wherein coins and paper money may be conveniently stored and readily removed from the compartments therein.

It is an object of the invention to provide a money cabinet wherein the compartments are so arranged, money, and particularly paper bills, may be more conveniently introduced into the compartments within the drawer, and more readily removed therefrom so as to facilitate the handling of money in an over-the-counter transaction.

A more specific object of the invention pertains to arranging at least one wall of a compartment for receiving paper money at an angle to the horizontal so that edges of the paper money may be more readily grasped for facilitating the removal thereof from the compartment.

Another object of the invention is to simplify the structure of a money cabinet, particularly the manner of obtaining access to the money compartments, and to provide a rugged and inexpensive cabinet structure which may be readily manufactured and adapted for use in expediting the introduction and removal ofcoins and paper money.

Other objects and features of the invention will be more apparent as the disclosure proceeds and upon consideration of the accompanying drawing and the following detailed description wherein an exemplary embodiment of the invention is disclosed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet structure embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view taken from the rear of the cabinet structure.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cabinet structure.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

The cabinet structure as shown in the drawing includes a base II in the form of a platelike member which is adapted to be supported on any suitable foundation, such as on the counter of a retail establishment. The base is substantially flat on the lower surface thereof for providing a relatively large supporting base for the cabinet structure. The side walls for the cabinet structure are shown at l2 and I4. These side walls may be formed of any suitable material, and it will be observed that the lower front corners of the side walls are cut away as shown at I5 in Fig. l. A groove I6 is arranged longitudinally of each of the side members l2 and I l near the top edges thereof, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The rear portion of the cabinet structure is permanently closed by means of a cover i? which may be secured to the side walls l2 and I4 in any suitable manner. The cover I! is provided with a plane top surface of a relatively large area for supporting a mechanism thereon for recording the transaction or the money that is to be stored in the cabinet. In my copending application Serial No. 584,209, filed March 22, 1945, which has now become abandoned, there is illustrated one type of mechanism that may be supported on the cover I! for recording or indicating monetary transactions. The rear portion of the cabinet is closed by means of an end wall Ill.

The receptacles for coins and paper money are arranged in the forward end portion of the cabinet structure and forwardly of the front edge 2| of the cover II. In the embodiment illustrated in the drawing, eight compartments are illustrated as will be apparent from a consideration of Fig. 3, but it is to be understood that this area of the cabinet structure may be divided into as many compartments as is found desirable. The front walls of the compartments form an important feature of the invention, and it will be noted from a consideration of Fig. 5 that the front wall 23 of the money compartment slopes outwardly and upwardly from the base II at an angle corresponding to the cut away edge It of the side walls l2 and M. A partition 24 within the cabinet structure is also arranged substantially parallel to the front wall 23, and both the partition 24 and the front wall 23 are arranged at approximately forty-five degree angles to the base member H, as shown in Fig. 5. The angular arrangement of the partition 24 provides a sloping wall for the forward end of the compartment P which is adapted to receive the paper money. The paper bills may therefore be readily arranged in flat engagement with the partition 24. This angular arrangement of the partition facilitates the introduction of the bills into the compartment, since it is not necessary to arrange the paper money on the bottom of a compartment, as has been customary in the past. The compartment P is of such depth that the bill when lying along the partition 24 will terminate adjacent the top of the compartment. Thus the upper ends of these bills or paper money may be conveniently withdrawn from the compartment. .The m ney co partm nts. re closed at with the bills and press them towards the partition 24.

The inclined arrangement of the front wall 23 provides the further advantage of permitting the mounting of a coin testing plate on the base member H and under the forward money compartments. The coin testing plate 3| may beformed of any suitable material so that coins of doubtful genuineness may be tested thereon. This plate 3! is preferably recessed within the base member H as shown in Fig. 5. The plate 3i also serves as a convenient shell for temporarily storing coins or bills, as when it is desired to segregate them during the making of change and the like, thus obviating the necessity for providing a separate shelf for such purpose occupying space in addition to that underlying the cash drawer.

The remaining compartments of the money cabinet are adapted to receive coins of various denominations. Another feature of the invention pertains to the shape of the pockets for receiving and storing coins. Each pocket for the coins slopes downwardly from the front edge in a gradual curvature as shown at 38, and thereafter curves upwardly to provide a substantially vertical wall 32 in contrast to a hemispherical shaped cavity of prior coin receptacles. This uniquely arcuate shaped pocket provides the ad vantage that the coins may be more readily removed by the fingers of an individual from a position standing in front of the cabinet. In the embodiment illustrated, the compartments indicated at C in Fig. 3 are shaped as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 for receiving coins and are formed by bridging means extending from the inclined drawer front 23 to the inclined currency compartment wall 24.

The top of the money compartments is adapted to be closed by a lid 34. The lid 34 carries tongues 36 which are adapted to engage the grooves IS. The lid 34 may therefore slide to a position under the cover ll'whereby the compartments for the paper money and the coins are uncovered. The lid 3'4 may be manually moved to a position under the cover IT, or automatic means may be provided for moving the member 31 to a position for uncovering the money compartments upon ac tuation of the calculating mechanism which may be supported on the cover H.

In operation of the cabinet structure, the lid 34 is moved to a positionto uncover the compartments and coins may be introduced into the re= 'ceptacle C and paper money may be introduced into-the compartments P. The paper money is very readily arranged along the inclined partitions 24 in contrast to the awkward movements which are necessary to arrange paper money in a position along the horizontal bottom of a conventional type cash drawer. Since the wall 24 is inclined downwardly and rearwardly and is of a length to receive and retain on its inclined surface a stack of currency comprising one or more flatwise positioned bills, the pivoted arm of currency holder 25} which, as shown in Fig. 5, hinged to the wall 28 near the bottom of the compartment P, extends upwardly and forwardly in its currency holding position, and is thus easily flicked to inoperative position with one finger without the user having to grasp any part of it. This arrangement also enables the holder and part or all of the stack of currency to be easily tilted rearwardly to facilitate insertion of a bill of particular denomination with others of like denomination underlying bills of different denominations in a single stack, or to insert checks under a stack of bills. Thus the delays incident to lifting up a currency holder and thereafter lifting part or all of the stack of bills out of a flat bottomed drawer to make such insertion are obviated. Likewise the paper money may be readily removed from the compartments ;P since the top edges of the paper money may be conv'enientli grasped at a point at the top of the compartment P in contrast to the awkward movement which is necessary for removing paper money from a position lying flat along the bottom of a conventional type cash drawer. The coins stored in the compartments C may likewise bereaclily grasped with the fingers, since the forward arcuate walls 38 of the coin pockets slope gradually upward from the lowermost surface of these cup-like containers.

While the invention has been shown and described with regard to a cabinet structure of a very specific detailed construction, it will be appreciated' that changes may be made therein. Various modifications in the dimensions of the cabinet structure and the specific arrangement of the various compartments may be made without departing from-the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

it. A cabinet style cash box comprising a horizontal base; an inclined front wall projecting up wardly and forwardly from and in overlying relation to'the front portion of said base, said front per-tion being of awidth to temporarily receive abill being changed, and forming a shelf isolated from theinterior of the cabinet by said front wall; a rear wall and side Walls, with said front wall enclosing the interior of said cabinet; a cover member permanently secured over the rear section of said cabinet, said cover member also constituting a shelf of a size to support a monetary transaction recorder; a movable cover over the front top section of the cabinet only and thus leaving said front shelf portion always open; and artition means, including a wall parallel to said inclined front wall, disposed within the interior of said cabinet and below said movable cover subdividing the space therein into a plurality of cash compartments all. isolated-from said front shelf portion by said inclined front wall.

2'. A cabinet style cash box according to claim 1, in which said partition means are of such height that the compartments for-med thereby are closed offfrom each other when said movable cover is in closed position relative thereto.

BILL D. WILLiAMs.

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